The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:28 at Birmingham 2026 put Libby Hodges & William Hawkins-smith 456th of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:49 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:49 faster than the average race this season, by 1,559 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 6:22v median +0:33
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 6:02v median +0:59
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 6:19v median +1:01
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 6:56v median +1:37
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:30v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:25v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 6:29v median +1:09
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 6:58v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.